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Exercise B1
Real Condition
Complete the sentences.
- Wenn (ich/haben/Zeit) , lese ich gerne Zeitschriften.[When I have time, I like to read magazines.]|Wenn + subject + … + finite verb (at the end)
- Wenn ihr mich besuchen kommt, (ich/backen/Kuchen) [If you come visit me, I’ll bake a cake.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a completely normal main clause|The wenn-clause comes in first position. Because the finite verb must always come in second position, the subject is moved after the verb.
- Er möchte nicht gestört werden, wenn (er/lernen/für die Prüfung) [He doesn’t like to be disturbed when he’s revising for a test.]|Wenn + subject + … + finite verb (at the end)
- (ich/können/abholen/dich) , wenn du den Weg nicht kennst.[I can pick you up if you don’t know the way.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a completely normal main clause → subject + finite verb + … + infinitive verb
- Wenn es regnet, (wir/bleiben/zu Hause) [If it rains, we’ll stay home.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a completely normal main clause|The wenn-clause comes in first position. Because the finite verb must always come in second position, the subject is moved after the verb.
Unreal Condition (Present)
Complete the sentences.
- Wenn (ich/sein/reich) , würde ich eine Weltreise machen.[If I were rich, I’d go on a trip around the world.]|Wenn + subject + … + finite verb (at the end)|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of sein → wäre|with sein we generally don’t use the würde-form
- Wenn du vor den Tests besser lernen würdest, (du/müssen/keine Angst haben) [If you studied better for the tests, you wouldn’t have to be so nervous.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a normal main clause|The wenn-clause comes in the first position. Because the finite verb always has to come in the second position, the subject moves after the verb.|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of müssen → müsste|with the modal verbs we generally don’t use the würde-form
- Wenn ich einen Kompass hätte, (ich/geben/euch/ihn) [If I had a compass, I would give it to you.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a normal main clause|The wenn-clause comes in the first position. Because the finite verb always has to come in the second position, the subject moves after the verb.|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of geben → gäbe|here, the würde-form is also possible (würde geben)|If the direct object is a pronoun, it moves before the indirect object (ich gebe euch den Kompass – ich gebe ihn euch)
- Ich wäre euch sehr dankbar, wenn (ihr/helfen können/mir) [I would be very thankful to you if you could help me.]|Wenn + subject + … + finite verb (at the end)|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of können → könnte|with the modal verbs we generally don’t use the würde-form
- (die Kinder/spielen/draußen) , wenn das Wetter besser wäre.[The children would play outside if the weather were better.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a normal main clause|Here, we have to use the würde-form, because Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) and II don’t look any different from the indicative form.
Unreal Condition (Past)
Complete the sentences.
- Sie wären zur Feier gekommen, wenn (sie plural/nicht verpassen/den Zug) [They would have come to the celebration if they hadn’t missed the train.]|Wenn + subject + … + finite verb (at the end)|verpassen forms the compound tense with haben|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of haben → hätte|past participle of verpassen → verpasst
- Wenn du nicht so viel gegessen hättest, (du/bekommen/keine Bauchschmerzen) [If you hadn’t eaten so much, you wouldn’t have gotten a stomach ache.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a normal main clause|The wenn-clause comes in the first position. Because the finite verb must always come in the second position, the subject moves after the verb.|bekommen forms the compound tense with haben|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of haben → hätte|past participle of bekommen → bekommen
- Wenn ihr mitgemacht hättet, (wir/fertig werden/schneller) [If you had helped, we would have finished sooner.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a normal main clause|The wenn-clause comes in the first position. Because the finite verb must always come in the second position, the subject moves after the verb.|werden forms the compound tense with sein|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of sein → wäre|past participle of werden → geworden
- (er/teilnehmen/am Marathonlauf) , wenn er nicht krank geworden wäre.[He would have taken part in the marathon if he hadn’t got sick.]|the part of the sentence without wenn is a normal main clause → subject + finite verb + … + infinite verb|teilnehmen forms the compound tense with haben|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of haben → hätte|past participle of teilnehmen → teilgenommen
- Ich hätte mich früher bei dir gemeldet, wenn (ich/finden/deine Telefonnummer) [I would have called you sooner if I had found your telephone number.]|Wenn + subject + … + finite verb (at the end)|finden forms the compound tense with haben|Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) of haben → hätte|past participle of finden → gefunden